body paint magic

seforin

is there any tutorials around that explain how to use body paint correctly, I got a copy ive been dying to learn how to use it seems simple enough but I havent quite figured it out..Ive asked around but got no real set answers, so anyone know anything?

CodeFather

Try 3dkiwi's dvd, it's the best tutorial for bp3d ever(it's for bp3d v2,5 , but there is a free update covering the new features in bp3d v3, available at www.c4dcafe.com ).
Also a long time ago, vfxworld has published some great free video tutorials, but the last time I searched them, they was gone.
Cheers!

skrubbles

I haven't seen the dvd by 3dkiwi so I can't comment on it... though I have heard good things about it. When I wanted to learn some of the basics of bodypaint I found the Kurv Studios "Get into BodyPaint 3D 2" to be quite helpful. It's a bit cheaper then the dvd over at c4dcafe.com and you can buy it at Kurv Studios.

Slum

Poopinmymouth's delilah series has some good overview of bodypaint.

seforin

I checked poops videos and it was kinda like "I can use boday paint" Didnt really explain so much how he really used it or the buttons and such.........ok any free tutorials online before I fork 20-60 bucks to learn the basics of that program?

Xenobond

It's not much, but here's something I made a while back. Nearly 85% of the interface in bodypaint I never touch.
http://kman.cottages.polycount.com/images/temp/bodypaint_01.jpg

diZzyWalnut

http://boards.polycount.net/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=252010&an=0&page=1#Post252010

Eric Chadwick

Haven't read this one, and the result looks pretty bad, but still might be useful.
http://library.creativecow.net/articles/labelle_jannis/texturing.php